Northern Song Dynasty: Counterattack and became emperor after the Jingkang Revolution

Chapter 6 Embarrassed Lu Yao

At this time, Zhao Yingluo and Lu Yao had arrived at the Bianhe River.

Zhao Yingluo was okay and was holding the two buckets steadily, but Lu Yao was a little wobbly and felt like the two buckets would be decoupled and fly up at any time.

"They are..."

Zongze saw two young ladies in gorgeous clothes rolling up their sleeves and picking up buckets. He pointed at them in the distance with some curiosity and asked.

Feng Jing, who was well-informed, saw what the other party was wearing and asked politely, "May I ask who you are?"

The young man behind Zongze said, "My father, Yin Zongze of Kaifeng Mansion!"

When Feng Jing heard that it was him, he hurriedly bowed down and bowed. After Feng Jing bowed, the others immediately knelt on the ground.

After the Jin people withdrew northward, Tokyo East Road and Tokyo West Road were able to avoid the worry of war under the protection of Zongze. His prestige and popularity were no less than Bao Zheng during the Renzong period.

Therefore, everyone around Kaifeng City was grateful to him.

Zongze hurriedly returned the salute, motioned for everyone to get up, and then mentioned the doubts just now.

Jiang Laosi then recounted the entire cause and effect of the incident in detail. During this period, his pursuit of Zhao Yingluo made Zongze even more curious about her.

At this time, Zhao Yingluo and the two had already filled the water and walked back. After adding the weight of the water, the gap between the two was instantly revealed.

Anyone who has done farm work knows that if you use a pole to carry water, you must place your shoulders in the middle of the pole, hold the pole with one hand, and swing the other arm back and forth according to the frequency of your footsteps to maintain balance.

For Zhao Yingluo, this matter was simply too childish. Who asked her to pick up pig manure weighing sixty or seventy kilograms in future generations? The children of the poor have long been the masters of the family.

When Zongze and others saw Zhao Yingluo carrying two buckets and walking towards them with the wind blowing under her feet, they were all stunned.

Is this still the daughter of the Lu family?He is a veteran in farm work.

Seeing this situation, Chuntao seemed to understand something, "The girl is so familiar with farming, could it be that her family background is unusual? So whenever we ask her about it, she always avoids answering."

Luluo said with a somewhat sad expression, "Chuntao, the girl must have suffered a lot before, so she is particularly strong with the Lord."

Jiang Laosi also said with some enlightenment, "I asked why she is so proficient in farming. It turns out she has some foundation."

Zongze listened to their discussion and smiled but said nothing, but he also obtained some information from it.

Zhao Yingluo carried the water effortlessly, but Lu Yao was a bit miserable. Carrying the pole seemed simple, but how could she master the secrets after growing up in the golden nest of Lu Mansion?

Lu Yao tried her best to maintain her balance, but the two buckets seemed to be alive. They didn't listen to her at all and swayed back and forth.

Before walking a few steps, half of the water in the bucket had been spilled, and Zhao Yingluo was about to reach the finish line.

Seeing that Zhao Yingluo was about to win, Lu Yao was a little anxious and her pace quickened a bit.

The bucket, which was already shaking, now swings even more.

As a result, just when she was still dozens of steps away from the finish line, she fell to the ground with the bucket. Her skirt, which had been soaked with water, was covered with drowning water, and her hands, hair, and face were not spared. , as embarrassed as you want.

It was not only the bucket that fell, but also her fragile self-esteem. The result she imagined was very different from the actual result.

Finally she couldn't bear it any longer and sat down on the muddy ground and burst into tears.

When Guizhi and another maid saw this, they looked back at Zhao Yingluo with some resentment, then hurried over and helped Lu Yao up who was covered in mud and water.Compared with Lu Yao's embarrassment, Zhao Yingluo, who had arrived at the finish line long ago, only had a few water stains on her skirt, and only [-]% of the water in the bucket was spilled.

There is no doubt that Zhao Yingluo won this competition very thoroughly.

Zongze saw that Lu Yao, who had been helped back by his maid, was almost turning into a clay figure. He sighed secretly in his heart. Lu Hao asked this old man how he had the heart to send her here when he always had a daughter.

Lu Yao, who had just stopped crying, saw that it was his father's colleague Zong Ze, and the grievance in his heart was infinitely magnified. The tears that had finally been stopped flowed freely like a river again on that beautiful face.

"Uncle, you have to make the decision for me, cousin... cousin, she bullied me!"

Zongze then focused his attention on Zhao Yingluo, and saw that her skirt was tucked back around her waist, her sleeves were rolled up, revealing a white lotus-like arm, and she had an intimidating heroic spirit.

When he saw her face, Zongze was slightly startled. She... looked familiar, like an old friend.

With the memory input in this life, Zhao Yingluo actually recognized the other party long ago as Zongze, the famous anti-gold general in history.

A few years before the Jingkang Incident, Zongze had met Zhao Yingluo several times when he went to the palace to meet the emperor. However, she was a princess at that time, so Zongze avoided being rude and did not take a closer look. The face of a princess.

For the sake of safety, Zhao Yingluo took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, and messed up the strands of hair in front of her, slightly covering her beautiful face, and then secretly wiped some soil and smeared it on her face.

Historically, after the Jingkang Incident, Zongze defeated the Jin people many times when he was guarding Tokyo, and was therefore called "Grandpa Zong" in awe by the Jin people.

However, Zhao Gou, who was the emperor in Lin'an, rejected Zongze's advice to regain Hebei in order to make peace with the Jin people.

In the end, Zongze, whose back sores broke out, shouted "Cross the river! Cross the river! Cross the river!" and died with hatred in August 1128.

Fortunately for Zhao Yingluo, it is already the sixth month of the lunar calendar, and Zongze's face is glowing red, and he does not look like a person who is about to die. Perhaps this is the butterfly effect that has changed the course of history?
"Wanshu has met Mr. Zong!"

Zongze immediately laughed boldly and said, "Master Lu and I are good friends. There is no need to be polite. Just call me uncle."

Zhao Yingluo smiled slightly and said, "Hello, uncle."

"I know the cause of the matter. Although Yao'er's words are inappropriate, but since she is young and ignorant and has never done such a thing, please don't embarrass her again."

Zhao Yingluo saw that Zongze did not blame herself, and she had already made a calculation in her heart. The purpose of punishing Lu Yao had been achieved. If she continued to embarrass her, Lu Haowen and Zongze would not come to power, so they might as well just let things go.

"Since uncle has spoken, Wanshu should agree."

Seeing this, Zongze smiled even more, "Okay! He is such a good and sensible boy."

Lu Yao saw that even Zongze, who usually favored her, didn't blame Zhao Yingluo, so she started to get angry again, "Uncle, she made me so embarrassed, and you didn't stand up for me."

Zongze frowned and was about to give her a few words, but he didn't expect Zhao Yingluo to speak first.

"Why did I make you embarrassed? Did I push you down? Or did I get muddy water on you? If my sister is still not convinced, then I will have to follow the agreement of the competition and leave you to help them water the fields."

Lu Yao became even more furious, "You!..."

"Okay Yao'er, after all, it's your unscrupulous words that caused this result. Why don't you go back home and change into clean clothes?"

When Lu Yao saw that Zong Ze was not on her side, she completely lost her confidence and had to leave the farm dejectedly with the help of two maids.

(End of this chapter)